资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Gillyflower \Gil"ly*flow`er\, n. [OE. gilofre, gilofer, clove,
   OF. girofre, girofle, F. girofle: cf. F. girofl['e]e
   gillyflower, fr. girofle, Gr. ? clove tree; ? nut + ? leaf,
   akin to E. foliage. Cf. {Caryophyllus}, {July-flower}.]
   (Bot.)
   1. A name given by old writers to the clove pink ({Dianthus
      Caryophyllus}) but now to the common stock ({Matthiola
      incana}), a cruciferous plant with showy and fragrant
      blossoms, usually purplish, but often pink or white.

   2. A kind of apple, of a roundish conical shape, purplish red
      color, and having a large core. [Written also
      {gilliflower}.]

   {Clove gillflower}, the clove pink.

   {Marsh gillyflower}, the ragged robin ({Lychnis
      Flos-cuculi}).

   {Queen's, or Winter}, {gillyflower}, damewort.

   {Sea gillyflower}, the thrift ({Armeria vulgaris}).

   {Wall gillyflower}, the wallflower ({Cheiranthus Cheiri}).

   {Water gillyflower}, the water violet.

Cuckooflower \Cuck"oo*flow`er\ (-flou`?r), n. (Bot.)
   A species of {Cardamine} ({C. pratensis}), or lady's smock.
   Its leaves are used in salads. Also, the ragged robin
   ({Lychnis Flos-cuculi}).

资料来源 : WordNet®

Lychnis flos-cuculi
     n : common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having
         usually pink flowers with ragged petals [syn: {ragged
         robin}, {cuckoo flower}, {Lychins floscuculi}]